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AP World History chapter 13

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256635893KamiJapan's native religion0
256635894Taika ReformsAmbitious reforms that supported chinese ways1
256635895Buddhist MonksBecame bold to try to influence the Japanese government2
256635896HeianJapanese capital for the emperor, later called Kyoto3
256635897The Tale of GenjiWritten by Lady Murasaki Shikibu; It is the most celebrated piece of literature4
256635898FujiwaraJapanese aristocratic family in the 9th century.5
256635899MinamotoDefeated the rival Taira family in Gempei Wars and established military government (bakufu) in 12th century Japan6
256635900TairaPowerful Japanese family in 11th and 12th centuries; competed with the Minamota family7
256635901Three-Tiered Government SystemEmperor then Shogun then Samurai then peasants and Artisans8
256635902Ashikaga Takaujifounder and first shogun of the ashikaga shogunate9
256635903Soy beansCrop they grew.10
256635904Shintoism and Zen BuddhismInfluenced art11
256635905ArtTea ceremony; elaborate rituals; glazed pots, etc12
256635906CurrencyElement of Japan that was unifying13
2566359074th Century BCEThey first settled in the Korean peninsula14
256635908Herding people of Siberia and ManchuriaKoreans Descended from these people.15
256635909ChosonEarliest korean dynasty formed in 109 BCE16
256635910Koguryotribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the peninsula; adopted cultural Sinification; were at odds with Silla, Paekche and Chinese17
256635911PotterySomething the Koreans do better than the Chinese18
256635912Yi DynastyKorean dynasty 1392-1910; restored aristocratic dominance and Chinese influence.19

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